1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 THURSTON COUNTY, WASHINGTON Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 811 806 Land in farms ..................acres.. 59 890 56 799 Average size of farm .......acres.. 74 70 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 322 962 202 520 Average per acre .........dollars.. 4 494 2 813 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 30 891 21 660 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 171 143 10 to 49 acres ...................... 387 412 50 to 179 acres ..................... 170 174 180 to 499 acres .................... 64 66 500 to 999 acres .................... 14 7 1,000 acres or more ................. 5 4 Total cropland .................farms.. 567 591 acres.. 26 520 22 753 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 372 361 acres.. 12 130 9 545 Irrigated land .................farms.. 182 149 acres.. 4 489 3 513 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 77 616 58 374 Average per farm .........dollars.. 95 705 72 424 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 19 341 11 550 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 58 275 46 824 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 378 409 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 138 135 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 102 104 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 81 67 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 34 20 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 10 12 $100,000 or more .................... 68 59 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 69 492 49 403 Average per farm .........dollars.. 85 581 61 294 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 812 806 $1,000.. 8 613 9 710 Average per farm..........dollars.. 10 607 12 047 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 338 295 Other ............................... 473 511 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 494 526 200 days or more ................... 342 387 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 507 520 number.. 29 599 21 743 Beef cows ..................farms.. 386 382 number.. 5 162 4 273 Milk cows ..................farms.. 62 84 number.. 10 752 7 123 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 451 476 number.. 15 786 9 949 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 56 43 number.. 474 880 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 46 43 number.. 1 053 2 447 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 56 51 number.. 921 1 335 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 94 115 number.. (D) 1 347 738 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 11 13 number.. 4 763 735 7 662 960 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 1 0 acres.. (D) 0 bushels.. (D) 0 Barley for grain..............farms.. 1 2 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Irish potatoes................farms.. 4 5 acres.. 11 13 cwt.. 3 520 3 600 Hay-alfalfa, other, wild, 264 279 silage.......................farms.. 10 478 8 453 acres.. 25 638 18 697 tons, dry.. 38 27 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 568 443 acres.. 35 29 Land in orchards..............farms.. 108 61 acres.. @1Data are based on a sample of farms. Legend: - Represents zero (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual farms (X) Not applicable (Z) Less than half the unit shown (NA) Not available Source: 1992 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1 Geographic Area Series, "Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 1992." This electronic series presents summary statistics for each county and state together with comparable data from the 1987 census. The items included are the same for all states and counties, except selected crops harvested, which vary by state. Data for 1992 and 1987 are directly comparable for acreage and inventories. Dollar values have not been adjusted for changes in price levels. You can obtain the Volume 1 Geographic Area Series from the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C. 20402. If you have any questions concerning the data in this report or need additional information or order forms for agriculture publications, please call Agriculture Division, Bureau of the Census, at 1-800-523-3215. .